The former world champion boxer was the first celebrity to be announced for the new season, and will be skating alongside the likes of Coronation Street\u2019s Claire Sweeney<\/a>, Olympian Greg Rutherford MBE and West End star Amber Davies.<\/p>\n Hatton exclusively told RadioTimes.com<\/a> that taking part on the show is \u201cvery much\u201d out of his comfort zone.<\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t always nervous when I went to the boxing ring because I knew I could fight,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut going onto the ice rink knowing you can\u2019t ice skate, it\u2019s like I\u2019ve relived all those nerves from back in the day when I was fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n Hatton will be dancing alongside figure skater Robin Johnstone over the course of the competition. But will Hatton have what it takes to go all the way in the competition? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n Keen to know more about the pro boxer? Read on for everything you need to know about the newly announced Dancing on Ice contestant Ricky Hatton ahead of the show\u2019s return.<\/p> Age<\/strong>: 44<\/p>\n Job:<\/strong> Former professional boxer<\/p>\n Instagram:<\/strong> @rickyhitmanhatton<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter:<\/strong> @hitmanhatton<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Hatton is one of the best-known boxers in British history, having competed professionally between 1997 and 2012 \u2013 but has since worked as a trainer and boxing promoter.<\/p>\n In his time in the ring, Hatton went on to become a three-time light welterweight and welterweight world champion, going on to be known as \u2018The Hitman\u2019.<\/p>\n More recently, his life outside the ring has been explored in Sky documentary Hatton<\/a>, which includes unprecedented access with the boxer, as well as unseen archive footage to tell a \u201ccautionary tale and inspirational story of a man forced to navigate a path through fragile relationships and broken dreams as he attempts to make sense of a life that appeared destined for a happy ending\u201d.<\/p>\n As the first contestant to be announced for Dancing on Ice 2024, it\u2019s safe to say that Hatton is excited to don his skates and get going.<\/p>\n Announcing the news on his Twitter (which has recently rebranded as X), Hatton wrote<\/a>: \u201cSo excited to be a little part of the public\u2019s lives again. Hopefully we\u2019ll have fun together and I\u2019m relishing the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n He also told ITV upon the announcement of his inclusion in the 2024 season: \u201cI like setting new challenges and keeping myself busy!\u201d<\/p>\n Dancing on Ice starts Sunday 14th January at 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX. <\/b>Want something else to watch? Check out our full\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The world champion boxer was the first celebrity to be confirmed for the new season of Dancing on Ice. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":43588,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-ricky-hatton-dancing-on-ice-2024-contestant-and-professional-boxer-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-ricky-hatton-dancing-on-ice-2024-contestant-and-professional-boxer-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-ricky-hatton-dancing-on-ice-2024-contestant-and-professional-boxer-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-ricky-hatton-dancing-on-ice-2024-contestant-and-professional-boxer-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-ricky-hatton-dancing-on-ice-2024-contestant-and-professional-boxer-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-ricky-hatton-dancing-on-ice-2024-contestant-and-professional-boxer-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-ricky-hatton-dancing-on-ice-2024-contestant-and-professional-boxer-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The world champion boxer was the first celebrity to be confirmed for the new season of Dancing on Ice.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/43587"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is Ricky Hatton?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>What has Ricky Hatton said about joining Dancing on Ice 2024?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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